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In the preceding hour we looked at the ASP.NET programming model, noting how ASP.NET pages are composed of an HTML portion and a source code portion. Recall that the HTML portion of an ASP.NET web page consists of static HTML markup and Web control syntax; the source code portion, separated out into its own file, is implemented as a class with various event handlers. In the past two hours, you got a cursory look at Visual Web Developer, the development environment we'll be using throughout this book to build ASP.NET pages. In Hour 1, "Getting Started with ASP.NET 2.0," we installed Visual Web Developer and received a quick tour of its features. In the preceding hour we delved a bit deeper into Visual Web Developer's interface, looking at how to create a new ASP.NET website and how to use the WYSIWYG Design view, the HTML Source view, and the source code editor. Because we'll be using Visual Web Developer extensively throughout this book, it behooves us to take a moment to fully explore this editor. Visual Web Developer is a sophisticated and powerful programming editor, with a bevy of features and capabilities. As with any profession, it's important to have a solid grasp of the tools at your disposal. |